AHAP’s next working group call is TODAY, January 25th at 3 pm EST (2 pm Central, Noon Pacific). The organization HR Solutions, Inc., recently partnered with the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity in Health Management to conduct a study on diversity in healthcare. With...
As part of the organization’s ongoing process to comply with CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP), The Joint Commission announced this week revisions and additions to the elements of performance (EP) relating to psychiatric hospital requirements. These new and revised EPs, which will go...
The Joint Commission continues to request comments on its proposed National Patient Safety Goals for 2012 intended to address ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and catheter-associated tract infections (CAUTI) for its hospital and long-term care organization programs
